Native to the region south of the Niger–Benue confluence; Idah the ancestral home and capital; the Attah; in Kogi in Idah, Igalamela/Odolu, Ofu, Olamaboro, Dekina, Bassa, Ankpa, Omala, Lokoja, Ibaji and Ajaokuta LGAs; formerly the Igala Division of Kabba Province.